Comments on: The Other Office http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/02/05/the-other-office/ Random samplings from a universe of ideas. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:02:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Quibbler http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/02/05/the-other-office/#comment-11667 Quibbler Tue, 07 Feb 2006 22:56:33 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/02/05/the-other-office/#comment-11667 <blockquote>There are the underwater pens you can get by the way.....</blockquote> Really? Where?? I want one! --Q.

There are the underwater pens you can get by the way…..

Really? Where?? I want one!

–Q.

]]> By: Clifford http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/02/05/the-other-office/#comment-11655 Clifford Tue, 07 Feb 2006 03:18:08 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/02/05/the-other-office/#comment-11655 HI Jeff, Thanks! Maybe I'll see you up there some time..... -cvj HI Jeff,

Thanks!

Maybe I’ll see you up there some time…..

-cvj

]]> By: Jeff http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/02/05/the-other-office/#comment-11656 Jeff Mon, 06 Feb 2006 22:50:42 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/02/05/the-other-office/#comment-11656 Clifford -- welcome to my neighborhood! I'm a JPLer, frequent reader of CV, and very frequent hiker/biker on the Arroyo Seco. In fact, I live off of a spur trail and when I ride my bike to work get to come on down that dirt path and pedal on into JPL. Wasn't out there this sunday (on a flight from Italy to LA instead) but hope to run into you on the trail someday. Clifford — welcome to my neighborhood! I’m a JPLer, frequent reader of CV, and very frequent hiker/biker on the Arroyo Seco. In fact, I live off of a spur trail and when I ride my bike to work get to come on down that dirt path and pedal on into JPL. Wasn’t out there this sunday (on a flight from Italy to LA instead) but hope to run into you on the trail someday.

]]> By: Clifford http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/02/05/the-other-office/#comment-11657 Clifford Mon, 06 Feb 2006 21:57:12 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/02/05/the-other-office/#comment-11657 Quibbler, The idea is not to take your book, proof, essay, whatever with you. The idea is to go and enjoy the beautiful mountains/valley/beach/whatever. Then, to your surprise, you may find that ideas pop up unbidden. The trick is then to have a little pad of paper and a pencil handy to write them down. But you don't neccessarily go with that as your sole intent...you should go for the simple pleasure of being outdoors just like everyone else. Similarly, you don't go into the shower to get your ideas....they just are incidental to the process of getting clean. (There are the underwater pens you can get by the way.....) Cheers, -cvj Quibbler,

The idea is not to take your book, proof, essay, whatever with you. The idea is to go and enjoy the beautiful mountains/valley/beach/whatever. Then, to your surprise, you may find that ideas pop up unbidden. The trick is then to have a little pad of paper and a pencil handy to write them down. But you don’t neccessarily go with that as your sole intent…you should go for the simple pleasure of being outdoors just like everyone else. Similarly, you don’t go into the shower to get your ideas….they just are incidental to the process of getting clean. (There are the underwater pens you can get by the way…..)

Cheers,

-cvj

]]> By: Quibbler http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/02/05/the-other-office/#comment-11666 Quibbler Mon, 06 Feb 2006 20:22:14 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/02/05/the-other-office/#comment-11666 I can work with music on, most of the time (sometimes, what can I say, The Magic Flute just trumps writing philosophy essays). But being in the middle of beautiful mountains is much too beautiful to have my nose stuck in a book, or or logic proof/essay/whatever. --Q. I can work with music on, most of the time (sometimes, what can I say, The Magic Flute just trumps writing philosophy essays). But being in the middle of beautiful mountains is much too beautiful to have my nose stuck in a book, or or logic proof/essay/whatever.

–Q.

]]> By: Plato http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/02/05/the-other-office/#comment-11665 Plato Mon, 06 Feb 2006 15:06:18 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/02/05/the-other-office/#comment-11665 Quibbler, So I guess "music" cannot inspired then either, while you work? You always have to be "in the moment," whilst it could serve as a background, its "infuential capabilites" would be deemed same as being only attentive to nature in your case? Quibbler,

So I guess “music” cannot inspired then either, while you work?

You always have to be “in the moment,” whilst it could serve as a background, its “infuential capabilites” would be deemed same as being only attentive to nature in your case?

]]> By: Quibbler http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/02/05/the-other-office/#comment-11664 Quibbler Mon, 06 Feb 2006 14:39:53 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/02/05/the-other-office/#comment-11664 I have all my best thoughts in the shower. Nature is too distracting for me to want to do anything involving reading or writing when i'm out seeing the beautiful mountains. --Q. I have all my best thoughts in the shower.

Nature is too distracting for me to want to do anything involving reading or writing when i’m out seeing the beautiful mountains.

–Q.

]]> By: Peter Armitage http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/02/05/the-other-office/#comment-11663 Peter Armitage Mon, 06 Feb 2006 10:32:30 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/02/05/the-other-office/#comment-11663 I've realized that the only places I get any real thinking done are in the shower and driving in the car. So I should probably just drive around until I get hot and tired, take a shower, and then repeat as needed... But now I don't have a car, so.... perhaps that explains my recent productivity. I’ve realized that the only places I get any real thinking done are in the shower and driving in the car. So I should probably just drive around until I get hot and tired, take a shower, and then repeat as needed…

But now I don’t have a car, so…. perhaps that explains my recent productivity.

]]> By: Clifford http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/02/05/the-other-office/#comment-11662 Clifford Mon, 06 Feb 2006 08:29:53 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/02/05/the-other-office/#comment-11662 Pyracantha said: "It looks as though you are drawing a picture of a small rodent." cvj says: It could be a gerbe. These are known to show up in string theory quite a bit... -cvj Pyracantha said:

“It looks as though you are drawing a picture of a small rodent.”

cvj says: It could be a gerbe. These are known to show up in string theory quite a bit…

-cvj

]]> By: Burrow http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/02/05/the-other-office/#comment-11661 Burrow Mon, 06 Feb 2006 08:25:28 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/02/05/the-other-office/#comment-11661 I've found the same thing to be true for me. Getting out into gorgeous scenery seems to unstick my thoughts. Great for when I'm writing something on a deadline. Thanks for reminding me about that little trick. (Don't think olf outside too much this time of year....too rainy.) I’ve found the same thing to be true for me. Getting out into gorgeous scenery seems to unstick my thoughts. Great for when I’m writing something on a deadline. Thanks for reminding me about that little trick. (Don’t think olf outside too much this time of year….too rainy.)

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